ENHANCED CREDENTIALS STIPENDS. Members who possess an Associate’s Degree shall receive an annual stipend of three hundred dollars ($300). Members who possess a Bachelor’s Degree or Microsoft Office Certification shall receive an annual stipend of five hundred twenty dollars ($520.00). To be eligible, written proof of the Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree must be on file in the Human Resource Office. For those members that possess both a Bachelor’s degree and Microsoft Office Certification, a stipend of five hundred and seventy-five ($575) will be paid annually.
ENHANCED CREDENTIALS STIPENDS. Members who possess an Associate’s Degree shall receive an annual stipend of three hundred dollars ($300). Members who possess a Bachelor’s Degree or Microsoft Office Certification shall receive an annual stipend of five hundred twenty dollars ($520.00). To be eligible, written proof of the Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree must be on file in the Human Resource Office. For those members that possess both a Bachelor’s degree and Microsoft Office Certification, a stipend of five hundred and seventy-five ($575) will be paid annually. A payroll action notice will be issued for the enhanced credential MOS stipend, with proration for FTE, once the Human Resources department has received the official certificates for the three Microsoft Office application tests and the MOS certificate and confirmed eligibility. A copy of these official certificates will be maintained in the employee’s Human Resources file. Below is a description of the required documentation that must be submitted to the Human Resources administration as evidence of eligibility for stipend payment. According to the official Microsoft Office website, (xxx.xxxxxxxxx.xxx/xx- us/learning/certification-overview-mos.aspx ) to receive the Microsoft Office – Specialist Certification, an individual must take and pass three (3) of the five (5) Microsoft Office Application tests, (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and/or Publisher). In addition, there could be at any given time application tests and the MOS certification issued in multiple Microsoft Office versions, e.g., Microsoft Office 2010, 2013, etc.
ENHANCED CREDENTIALS STIPENDS. Members who possess a Bachelor’s Degree shall receive an annual stipend of five hundred twenty dollars ($520.00) included in their contract amount. To be eligible, written proof of the Bachelor’s Degree must be on file in the Human Resource Office. The Office of Human Resources will work with the union representatives to establish a stipend for and qualification parameters for Microsoft Office Certification. Will meet no later than December 31, 2104 and results will be communicated to the membership.
